Team: | Green Bay Packers |
Year: | 1980 |
Record: | 5–10–1 |
Division Place: | 5th NFC Central |
Coach: | Bart Starr |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Shortnavlink: | Packers seasons |
The 1980 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season overall and their 60th in the National Football League (NFL). The team posted a 5–10–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFC Central division.
Before the 1980 season even began, first-round draft pick Bruce Clark bolted directly for the Canadian Football League, never playing a down for the Packers. He forced a trade to the New Orleans Saints upon returning to the United States.Green Bay regrouped and started strong by outlasting the Chicago Bears in an overtime thriller in the season opener. But with 27 players on injured reserved during the course of the year, the team was unable to replenish its roster and Green Bay suffered their 7th losing season in 8 years.
Exactly three months after the opener at Lambeau Field, The Packers would rematch with the Bears. However, Chicago exacted revenge by embarrassing the Packers 61–7 at Soldier Field, causing the Packers to be eliminated from the playoffs for the 8th straight season.
See main article: 1980 NFL draft. [1]
Tom Bell | Guard | BYU | |
Jerry Bey | Running back | Western Illinois | |
Kurt Christensen | Kicker | Concordia | |
Paul Columbia | Tight End | Villanova | |
Mike Kennedy | Quarterback | Oregon | |
Mark Murphy | Safety | West Liberty State | |
Joe Odom | Guard/Center | Wichita State | |
Dave Schwab | Defensive line | South Dakota | |
Steve Turk | Quarterback | Eastern Illinois | |
Joe Verria | Defensive tackle | Bridgewater State | |
Tom Virgl | Linebacker | Kearney State | |
Mark Williquette | Defensive back | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 7 | Chicago Bears | W 12–6 | 1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 14 | Detroit Lions | L 7–29 | 1–1 | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | L 21–51 | 1–2 | Recap | ||
4 | September 28 | L 7–28 | 1–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap | |
5 | October 5 | W 14–9 | 2–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
6 | October 12 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T 14–14 | 2–3–1 | Recap | |
7 | October 19 | L 21–26 | 2–4–1 | Recap | ||
8 | October 26 | Minnesota Vikings | W 16–3 | 3–4–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
9 | November 2 | L 20–22 | 3–5–1 | Recap | ||
10 | November 9 | W 23–16 | 4–5–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap | |
11 | November 16 | L 21–27 | 4–6–1 | Recap | ||
12 | November 23 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 25–13 | 5–6–1 | Recap | |
13 | November 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–20 | 5–7–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–61 | 5–8–1 | Recap | |
15 | December 14 | L 3–22 | 5–9–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
16 | December 21 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–24 | 5–10–1 | Recap | |
In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame